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SUMMARY:A Poetry Reading by Major Jackson
DESCRIPTION:Major Jackson is an American poet\, professor and the author of four collections of poetry: Roll Deep (2015)\, Holding Company (2010) and Hoops (2006)\, both finalists for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature-Poetry\, and Leaving Saturn (2002)\, winner of the 2001 Cave Canem Poetry Prize and finalist for a National Book Critics Award Circle. He has been honored by the Pew Fellowship in the Arts and the Witter Bynner Foundation in conjunction with the Library of Congress. Jackson is the Richard Dennis Green and Gold Professor at University of Vermont and a core faculty member of the Bennington Writing Seminars. He served as a creative arts fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University\, as the Jack Kerouac Writer-in-Residence at University of Massachusetts-Lowell and currently serves as the Poetry Editor of the Harvard Review. \nThis event is sponsored by the Department of English\, the Department of African American Studies and the John Charles Hillis Endowment in Literature.
URL:https://english.ucla.edu/event/a-poetry-reading-by-major-jackson/
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SUMMARY:Shakespeare’s Plays\, Refugees’ Stories - A Visit by Jessica Bauman
DESCRIPTION:Jessica Bauman\, director of Arden / Everywhere | UCLA | Oct. 23-24\, 2018\nPlease see below for workshop details.  All event RSVPs should be sent to Kim Hedlin at khedlin@ucla.edu \n \nShakespearean Theater Workshop \nTuesday\, Oct. 23\, 9:30-11:00am\, “The Nest” in the UCLA Botanical Gardens \nThis interactive workshop is for undergraduates\, MFAs\, and graduate students with theater experience and/or a committed interest in Shakespearean theater. Participants will workshop a scene from one of Shakespeare’s plays with Bauman’s direction. Max. 20 students—please RSVP. \n“Theater as Pedagogy” Workshop \nWednesday\, Oct. 24\, 9:30-11:00am\, Kaplan 193 \nThis interactive workshop for graduate students and undergraduate upperclassmen will cater to current and future educators at the college and advanced high school level. It will focus on using theater as a pedagogical tool for creating an inclusive classroom. No background in theater is necessary. Max. 20 students—please RSVP. \nAdvocates for Refugees Lunch \nWednesday\, Oct. 24\, noon-1pm\, Kaplan 193 \nThis pizza lunch will give student advocates for refugee populations the opportunity to hear about Bauman’s work\, share their own stories\, and think about refugee advocacy in creative ways. (Please specify dietary restrictions in your RSVP.) \nPresentation to Faculty and Graduate Students \nWednesday\, Oct. 24\, 4:30-6:00pm\, Kaplan 193 \nBauman will discuss her work\, present video clips from Arden / Everywhere\, and answer questions about her theater career\, pedagogy\, and social activism. One-hour presentation with reception to follow. \nPlease RSVP for all events to Prof. Kim Hedlin at khedlin@ucla.edu. \nDirector Jessica Bauman has developed “Arden/Everywhere” through research\, workshops\, and outreach to refugee communities since early 2015. Her work with refugee communities in New York includes teaching drama workshops at Catholic Charities\, the Arab American Association of New York and the International Center\, and the IRC’s Refugee Youth Summer Academy. In May 2016 she taught a two-week theater workshop with 40 refugees at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya through international NGO Film Aid. For more information\, please visit ardeneverywhere.com.
URL:https://english.ucla.edu/event/shakespeares-plays-refugees-stories-a-visit-by-jessica-bauman/
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SUMMARY:Some Favorite Writers: Emily Wilson
DESCRIPTION:In her stunning new translation of The Odyssey—the first-ever English translation by a woman—renowned classics scholar Emily Wilson brings a fresh perspective to Homer’s masterpiece while still conveying the humanity and heroic power of the original Greek. \n \nWilson is a professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania\, the author of Mocked to Death: Tragic Overliving from Sophocles to Milton\, and the translator of plays by Seneca and Euripides. \nReadings are followed by a discussion with author and UCLA professor Mona Simpson\, who organizes this series. Supported in part by the UCLA Department of English and the Friends of English.  More information here.
URL:https://english.ucla.edu/event/some-favorite-writers-emily-wilson/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181030T160000
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SUMMARY:Life Beyond English with Armen Babasoloukian ‘13
DESCRIPTION:UCLA’s Department of English is excited to introduce a year-long series specifically designed for English and American Literature and Culture majors! Life Beyond English offers current students the chance to engage in discussions with recent department graduates from a variety of fields. Join us as our alumni share their lived experiences and answer your questions about building a life and career after graduation. \nOur inaugural event features actor\, comedian\, and combat veteran Armen Babasoloukian ’13. Click the links provided to see clips of Armen’s standup\, character and commercial acting\, and dramatic work. Armen will kick off our new series on Tuesday\, October 30 at 4 PM in Kaplan Hall 193. We hope to see you there!
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